Encore: Encore: 'Extended Release' a short film by Erica Tamposi

October 31, 2016

Hosted by Ray Lynch

Guest Information

Episode Description

Our Featured Guest this week is Erica Tamposi. Erica has made a short film about addiction 'Extended Release'. The film, which is around 20 minutes long, brings you through the trials and tribulations of an addict and his friend. Like art mimicking life, the end has a tragic meaning. Please watch the film and then join in to share your thoughts or view of the film. I am proud to have Erica on the show as she hits the nail right on the head with this short film, which will grab your emotions and bring you on a ride many of us have experienced, either as active addicts or family and friends.

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On Miracles in Recovery we discuss all aspects of addiction and recovery and how they affect our families, communities, and the relationships within them. Join us for answers on how twelve step recovery programs can work in the lives of addicts and their families. We are also open to discuss any alternative options that have been working in your life as well. It starts by looking in the mirror. Hope is in your corner.

Ray Lynch

I was born and raised in New Bedford, Massachusetts, where my parents divorced when I was nine years old. When my mother remarried, two step-brothers and a step-sister joined my older sister and two younger brothers. If you are thinking “Brady Bunch,” you kind of have the picture (but not G-rated like the TV version).

As a teenager I became a commercial fisherman, and that is where my life took a destructive turn. The waterfront was rampant with heroin and cocaine use and I endured many years of active addiction that finally rendered me homeless, helpless and loveless. I joined the Marine Corps in 1982 to try to get away from my surroundings but found myself back in the same boat after my time in the service ended.

My life changed for the better on February 28, 1989 when I fortunately became a MIRACLE IN RECOVERY. Since then, I have made it my quest to give back what was given to me, one day at a time without the obsessive restrictions of active addiction.

My life is second to none today and I encourage you to become a MIRACLE IN RECOVERY as well. Listen in as I share my experience, strength, and hope that an addict, any addict, can stop using drugs, lose the desire to use, and find a new way to live.